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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesburla
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈbuɾla
"La película es una burla de la obra original."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A false, absurd, or distorted representation of something.
"The film was a travesty of the original novel, failing to capture its essence." - 2
A parody or caricature that exaggerates and mocks.
"His performance was a travesty, turning a serious play into a farce."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'travesty' originates from the French term 'travesti', meaning 'disguised' or 'dressed in disguise', which itself comes from the Latin 'transvestire', meaning 'to dress in the clothes of the opposite sex'. The term evolved in English during the late 17th century to denote a distorted or grotesque imitation of something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Travesty" is said worldwide
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parodie
Transliteration: paʁɔdi
"Ce film est une parodie de l'original."
Travestie
Transliteration: traˈvɛsti
"Der Film ist eine Travestie des Buches."
travestimento
Transliteration: traˈvestiːmento
"Quella rappresentazione era un travestimento del classico."
burla
Transliteration: ˈbuɾla
"La película es una burla de la obra original."
travestia
Transliteration: tɾavɛˈstijɐ
"O filme é uma travestia do romance original."
पारोडी
Transliteration: pāroḍī
"यह फिल्म मूल का एक पारोडी है।"
滑稽模仿
Transliteration: huájī mófǎng
"这部电影是对原作的滑稽模仿。"
풍자
Transliteration: pungja
"이 영화는 원작에 대한 풍자입니다."
パロディ
Transliteration: parodi
"この映画は原作のパロディです。"
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